New Year’s Resolutions 2005
I’ve been looking over what others are resolving to do in 2005: Technorati: New Year’s Resolutions 2005.
Several years ago, I made my New Year’s resolution to no longer make New Year’s resolutions. So far so good…
Entries for December, 2004
WoNoWriYea launches tomorrow!
Don’t forget:
Welcome to WoNoWriYea! « WoNoWriYea Welcome to World Novel Writing Year! The idea, much like NaNoWriMo, is to write a novel within a set period of time. Rather than being restricted to NaNoWriMo’s month-long time frame, WoNoWriYea starts on January 1st, 2005 and ends on December 31st, 2005: a full year of writing. This [...]
Audio broadcasting has a future?
Here’s my two cents on podcasting:
Wired News: You, Too, Can Be a Podcaster
In any case, podcasting still has a long way to go, given how many of its practitioners fumble with their equipment, bore their audiences and fail to produce regularly.
Yet many of those interviewed for this story think podcasting is at the heart of [...]
Tsunami and Western Media
One of my coworkers is safe in Bombay and has been sending me updates about the tsunami.
I’m seeing all these ‘news’ stories about how absolutely no animals seem to have died in the tsunami:
Wired News: How Did Animals Escape Tsunami? Animals certainly rely on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger [...]
Sick at home…
Dec.30, 2004 in
Personal
Kristin went to the movies with her sister and Aunt. I’m left alone at home with the parrot and a cold. I was supposed to be working on my dissertation, but the head-cold is in that fuzzy, can’t focus your thoughts for too long phase, so instead I’ve been staring at different things [...]
Start blogging
Dec.30, 2004 in
Blogging
This post has a nice collection of links to ways to get started blogging:
The new year is nearly here. You may be thinking of blogging this year. Or maybe you are trying to figure out what the big deal is with blogging. If you want to know more I’ve collected a few articles that may [...]
Importing Radio Userland into WordPress
Dec.30, 2004 in
Blogging
This is pretty cool: WordPress Wiki - Radio Userland Import. I wonder if I should bother grabbing the backup of the old Radio Userland version of this site and trying to import all those old posts into this installation.
how-to record on your ipod (for free)
Dec.30, 2004 in
iPod
Check it out: how-to record on your ipod (for free) - ipod hacks - ipod.hackaday.com.
This would be really cool if it worked with my 4G iPod.
Welcome to WoNoWriYea!
Check it out:
Welcome to WoNoWriYea! « WoNoWriYea Welcome to World Novel Writing Year! The idea, much like NaNoWriMo, is to write a novel within a set period of time. Rather than being restricted to NaNoWriMo’s month-long time frame, WoNoWriYea starts on January 1st, 2005 and ends on December 31st, 2005: a full year of writing. [...]
Cyberduck Update
Dec.29, 2004 in
OS X
Cyberduck has been updated. The ‘duck is one of the best free FTP clients for OS X. Get it.
Slight cold
Dec.29, 2004 in
Personal
So, the heater in the guest room at Curt and Marian’s was broken over Christmas, and we were bundled up under covers while there. Since we’ve returned home, I’ve been a little more sniffly than the normal seasonal-allergies. Much of the last two days was spent walking about in the snow and cold looking for [...]
Might be right…
Dec.29, 2004 in
Tech
Wired 13.01: The BitTorrent Effect:
“You say, OK, I’m staking out this area. But you can’t always figure out if that’s going to work for you or against you. You just have to wait and see. You might be right, might be wrong.”
The Tao of Mac - HOWTO/Switch To The Mac
Dec.29, 2004 in
OS X
Check out this (perhaps overly-) thorough guide to switching to the Mac:
The Tao of Mac - HOWTO/Switch To The Mac
RUMOR: Apple to drop sub-$500 Mac
Check out this rumor:
Think Secret - EXCLUSIVE: Apple to drop sub-$500 Mac bomb at Expo
With iPod-savvy Windows users clearly in its sights, Apple is expected to announce a bare bones, G4-based iMac without a display at Macworld Expo on January 11 that will retail for $499, highly reliable sources have confirmed to Think Secret.
I believe [...]
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